Finally Received

Since Nike announced their new NIKE+ FUELBAND I immediately felt the need for one. Compared to other health monitoring gadgets/devices it beats them all in terms of design, functionality, and most importantly, community; which is a killer thing when it comes to Nike+.

Unfortunately, like many out there and probably like you as well, I wasn’t able to get it due to its low stock availability. This thing is selling like hot cakes and keeps on getting out of stock. The only way for me to get one was by following their twitter accounts in order to know as soon as any stock quantity and place an order through one of my friends in the US since their store doesn’t accept credit cards issued from Saudi Arabia (We are in 2012 for god’s sake!).

Cooking is a passion

I have a passion for cooking and I just love it, though, I’m not a chef by any means. I just enjoy good food and love preparing it, will you do the dishes, please?

The Pain

After my last extremely exhausting 10K run, which was my first 10K; I had to take a good rest to give my body a good chance to recover. Tonight’s run was the first run after the 10K milestone and it didn’t start well.

A Retired Saudi Pilot

Sami Raffa, my oldest uncle is a retired pilot. He is considered one of the first Saudi pilots and has served many years in Saudia Airlines as well as the royal sector.

He used to tell many stories of incidents and adventures that he lived during many years of service. Things that he saw and others that he interacted with. Uncle Sami was always an adventurer and to me is one of the first geeks I ever met in my life. He always had those amazing gadgets and crazy type of electronics, he was a pioneer. I still remember the electronic pieces he had on his cycling bikes, shoes, and wrist bands. The garage he had in his basement which is more of a workshop for the RC aircrafts and helicopters he used to build by hand with steam or gasoline engines.

Tonight I have achieved a milestone in my running progress, it was my first 10K run in which I challenged myself to achieve. My previous best record was a 7 km run where I was contributing in one of JRR races. I was proud of myself for two reasons. The first is that this was my first race ever and I did finish it, while the second is that I never ran for 7 km!

It all started after a friend of mine made a virtual race on Nike+ named “Saudi First Run” where over 100 participants joined and were ready to rumble. As a participant, you just had to download the Nike+ GPS app from the App Store to your iPhone, go to the website, and join that Challenge. Then, once you run, the app will submit your results automatically after it syncs to the challenge and your position will be adjusted accordingly.

On the first day and once my 10K results were submitted, I ended up being in the third place. That didn’t last long as I was 9th by the end of the day. Nevertheless, I was still happy of my achievement.